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  Advance Contracting Notice  Date: 11 November 2021 Country/ Borrower:  India Title of Proposed Project: 52298-IND: Maharashtra District Connectivity Improvement Project  Name and Address of Executing Agency: Public Works Department, Government of Maharashtra   Contact: Name: Mr. Sharad Rajbhoj Position: Project Director Address: Office of the Chief Engineer (Konkan) & Project Director (EAP), Fourth Floor, Bandhkam Bhavan, 25 Marzban Road, Fort Mumbai 400001, India Telephone: +91 22 22071594/ +91 22 22078511 Email address: [email protected]     Brief Description of the Project:  The Government of India intends to apply for a loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for the Maharashtra District Connectivity Improvement Project. The proposed works will increase the efficiency of the state road network, boost farm-to-market, rural, intra- and interstate connectivity, enhance access for small-scale industries and improve road safety. The project includes increased road capacity along with performance-based maintenance contracts. The executing agency for the project will be the Public Works Department of the Government of Maharashtra (MPWD).    Brief Description of Goods and Related Services, Works or Consulting Services to be Procured and related justification for advance action:  All procurement of goods and works will be undertaken in accordance with ADB’s Procurement Policy and Procurement Regulations for ADB Borrowers (July 2017, as amended from time to time). While advance contracting is part of the normal procedure, approval of advance contracting and retroactive financing does not commit ADB to approve the loan project or to finance the project costs. If retroactive financing will not be approved for the project, contracts procured under advance action will be signed after loan effectiveness. The proceeds of the loan are intended to be used for the procurement of the following using open competitive bidding procedure. The items below are indicative for the purposes of this advance contracting notice, and specific procurement notices will be issued later. Procurement of Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) civil works packages in the districts of Ahmednagar, Pune, Satara, Kolhapur, Nagpur, Hingoli, Nanded, Jalna, Sangli and Nashik. The EPC civil works packages will range in estimated value from US $9 million to US $ 37 million. The procurement method will be Open Competitive Bidding. The bidding procedure will be Single Stage, 2 Envelope.   Engagement of Authority Engineers and consulting services for project management and monitoring including environmental and social safeguards. The selection method for the consulting services packages will be quality- and cost-based selection (QCBS) with prior review and a full technical proposal.  It is expected that bidding for the various contracts under the project will commence from Q4 2021 onwards.  Interested bidders from ADB member countries who wish to obtain additional information may contact the above-mentioned officer.   52298-IND: Maharashtra District Connectivity Improvement Project India Not cancelled General Procurement Notice Consulting Service- Unclassified Goods Non-Consulting Services Works ADB-P864260-11/21 52298-IND Roads, Bridges and Tunnels Friday, November 12, 2021 English Friday, November 12, 2021- 11:45 Asian Development Bank